SEA Studies 2017: Course Outline

1. SEA Studies Course Outline 2017-2018
No. Topics Subtopics Activities Tasks/Assignments Test/ Quiz/
Assessment
Materials Computer
Lab
Introducing
SEA course
- Course requirement
and expectation
- Means of
communication
- Assessment Policy
Sending Kru Chaht
an email and LINE
Creating Group
contact
1. Create a personal profile using
‘about.me’
2. Thai Self Introduction
Worksheet:
SEA Studies
course
outline
Yes
1 Introduction
to Southeast
Asia
Getting to know
countries of Southeast
Asia
Lecture
Class Discussion
Q&A
Each student selects a country of
interest to do a research on basic
information of the country to share
with the class
HW: study map of southeast asia,
Research basic information of a
specific country to present to the
class
Identify 11
countries of
SEA on a map
Worksheet:
Creating a
country
profile
Yes
Geography and
Climate of Southeast
Asia
Lecture
Class Discussion
Q&A
Research
Complete a country’s landform on
the map
RESEARCH basic information for
each SEA country
HW: complete labeling, identifying
geographical features of each
country
Geography
Quiz
Worksheet: Yes
Colonial history of SEA Lecture
Class Discussion
Q&A
Research
Presentation
Small research and 5-7 minutes
PRESENTATION on COLONIZATION
of Southeast Asian nation
HW: Research and Presentation on
colonial history
Quiz on
Colonial
History of SEA
Worksheet:
Colonization
of SEA
Yes
ASEAN Lecture, Class
Discussion, Q&A
700-word ESSAY Writing: Why
Southeast Asia matters?
700 word Essay,
marked by Kru
Chaht and Kru. JP
Worksheet No

2. No. Topics Subtopics Activities Tasks/Assignments Test/ Quiz/
Assessment
Materials Computer
Lab
Unit Test
2 Research
Project
“Planning a trip to SEA
countries”
Research on at
least two SEA
countries and plan
a trip to the
countries
RESEARCH and give a
PRESENTATION on a planned trip
to SEA countries, including
information on basic information of
the countries, attractions, cultural
experience, time and duration of
the trip, flight, how to get around
inbound, cost, accommodation,
entry requirement and customs,
safety issues, do’s and don’ts,
overall budget, and the source of
own budget.
Presentation Worksheet-
Research
project
Yes
3 The Mekong
River
The Life-Giving River Lecture, Class
Discussion, Q&A
Answer questions, language of the
Mekong, summarize from a video
clip
Class discussion
700-word ESSAY writing on
Building dam
Essay Writing Worksheet:
4 Cambodia Historical Overview of
Cambodia
Lecture
Class Discussion
Q&A
Brainstorming
Worksheet
YouTube
Video
No
Angkor Wat, the
Khmer Empire
Lecture Q&A
Brainstorming
Watching a video
clip ‘digging for
the truth’
Complete an exercise on Angkor
Wat Open-note
quiz
Worksheet
YouTube
Videos
No

3. No. Topics Subtopics Activities Tasks/Assignments Test/ Quiz/
Assessment
Materials Computer
Lab
Class Discussion
Khmer Rouge
Genocide
Simulation Activity
Watching a video
clip of ‘Ditch Pran’
Complete an exercise on Genocide
Open-note
quiz
Worksheet
YouTube
Videos
No
Cambodia’s Landmines Lecture Q&A
Brainstorming
Watching a video
clip on ‘Akira’
Writing a two-page REFLECTION
paper on Cambodia
Reflection
Essay on
Cambodia
Worksheet No
Unit Test
5 Myanmar in
Transition
Political, social,
economic reform of
Myanmar/
Aung San Su Kyi
Lecture, Q&A,
Class Discussion
Answering questions Worksheet No
What Makes a Monk
Mad?
Lecture, Q&A,
class discussion,
reading article
GROUP RESEARCH and
PRESENTATION
Presentation Worksheet
Article
Yes
Haven’t I seed you
somewhere before?
Reading an article,
group work, class
discussion
Article
analysis
Worksheet
Article
Yes
Unit Test
6 Environment
al Issues
A Hazy Situation Lecture Q&A
Brainstorming
Watching a video
Complete exercise Worksheet No

4. No. Topics Subtopics Activities Tasks/Assignments Test/ Quiz/
Assessment
Materials Computer
Lab
clip on forest fire
in Indonesia
Class discussion
Orangutan vs Palm Oil Lecture Q&A
Brainstorming
Watching a video
clip
Writing a 500-word REFLECTION on
Orangutan
Worksheet No
Creating A Poster and
Presentation on
‘Saving Orangutans’
Poster making
POSTER MAKING
AND
PRESENTATION
Poster and
Presentation
Worksheet Yes
7 Festival of
Southeast
Asia
Moon Festival/ Lion
Dance
Photo Analysis
Video Clip: Moon
Festival/ Lion
Dance
Class Discussion
Worksheet No
Water Festival Photo Analysis
Playing Thai
Children Games
Watching a video
clip on Songkran
Day
Thai Children games, singing Thai
song
An ESSAY on
festival of the
U.S.
Worksheet No
computer
lab, but
need
space

5. No. Topics Subtopics Activities Tasks/Assignments Test/ Quiz/
Assessment
Materials Computer
Lab
8 Food of SEA Overview: Food of
Southeast Asia
Table Manners
Lecture, Q&A,
Comparing Thai
with American
food
Worksheet
Thai Cooking Class:
COOKING
THAI FOOD
Pork Omelet
Beef Green Curry
Chicken stir-fired with Basil leaves
Cooking Thai
food
Recipe,
ingredients
Cooking
Lab
9 Thai
Language
Writing Thai and
speaking Thai
As a warm up
activity before
class begins
Practice WRITING AND SPEAKING
Thai (Survival language) , names,
self introduction
Speaking Thai Worksheet No
Thai Etiquettes and
Customs
As a warm up
activity before
class begins
Greeting Thai,
Thai Manners
No
10 Minor
cultural topic
Loy Kratong Festival Lecture, sing Thai
song
Worksheet No
Father’s Day of
Thailand
Lecture Worksheet No
11 Final Project US Foreign Policy on
each SEA country
INDIVIDUAL
RESEARCH
on a certain SEA
country from past
to present
Research, a booklet, and a
presentation Research and
Presentation
Project
paper
Yes
Details and orders are subject to change due to time constraint and proper time frame.